The Missouri Tigers were 6-5 in 1972. They fell to the Arizona State Sun Devils, 49 to 35, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 6-6 | ||
2-4-1 | 5-6-1 | ||
2-5 | 4-7 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 184 | 3,186 | 799 | 4.0 | 2,139 | 639 | 3.3 | 1,047 | 160 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 87th | 87th | 44th | 98th | 46th | 14th | 82nd | 92nd | 102nd | 49th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 262 | 3,919 | 4.7 | 1,975 | 572 | 3.5 | 1,944 | 260 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 152nd | 99th | 89th | 66th | 82nd | 50th | 113th | 90th | 115th | ||||||||||
Net | -78 | -733 | +799 | -0.7 | +164 | +67 | -0.1 | -897 | -100 | -0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 147th | 102nd | 44th | 99th | 56th | 43rd | 65th | 117th | 112th | 89th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |